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NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 vs NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060
47.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
66.9Inno Score
37.2Rasterization67.6
32.3Ray Tracing62.7
45.7Memoryspec-based64.6
93Efficiencyspec-based66.4
45.2Compute74.1
1 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 506014 spec wins — NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

InnoReviews verdict

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 wins this graphics card face-off, 66.9 to 47.1, pulling ahead mainly in Ray Tracing (+30) and rasterization (+30). NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060

  • 60% lower TDP: 145 W vs 360 W
  • Lower launch price: $299 vs $999

Reasons to pick the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080

  • Stronger rasterization score: 68 vs 37
  • Stronger Ray Tracing score: 63 vs 32
  • Stronger compute score: 74 vs 45
  • 180% higher Shading units: 10,752 vs 3,840
  • 180% higher RT cores: 84 vs 30

General

General comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Announced20252025
ArchitectureBlackwellBlackwell
Process5 nm5 nm
TDP145 W+60%360 W
Power connector1x 8-pin1x 16-pin

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
Shading units3,84010,752+180%
RT cores3084+180%
Tensor / AI cores120336+180%
Base clock2,280 MHz2,295 MHz+1%
Boost clock2,497 MHz2,617 MHz+5%

Memory

Memory comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
VRAM8 GB16 GB+100%
VRAM typeGDDR7GDDR7
Bus width128 bit256 bit+100%
Bandwidth448 GB/s960 GB/s+114%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
3DMark Time Spy12,500Top 47%32,000+156%Top 4%
3DMark Speed Way3,300Bottom 42%9,000+173%Top 6%
PassMark G3D16,700Bottom 46%32,000+92%Top 4%
1080p Ultra114 fpsBottom 43%212 fps+86%Top 6%
1440p Ultra81 fpsBottom 43%166 fps+105%Top 6%
4K Ultra40 fpsBottom 38%100 fps+150%Top 6%

Features

Features comparison: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 versus NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
SpecNVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080
UpscalingDLSS 4DLSS 4

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